City of Hope

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City of Hope is a 1991 American independent drama film directed by John Sayles, known for its ensemble cast and exploration of urban political corruption and social tensions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American independent film
film
cinematographyBy Robert Richardson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director John Sayles NERFINISHED
distributor Sony Pictures Classics NERFINISHED
editedBy John Sayles NERFINISHED
filmmakingMovement American independent cinema NERFINISHED
genre drama
independent film
hasCastMember Angela Bassett NERFINISHED
Barbara Williams NERFINISHED
Chris Cooper NERFINISHED
David Strathairn NERFINISHED
Frank Vincent NERFINISHED
Gina Gershon NERFINISHED
Joe Grifasi NERFINISHED
Joe Morton NERFINISHED
Kevin Tighe NERFINISHED
Laurie Metcalf NERFINISHED
Mary Alice NERFINISHED
Stephen Mendillo NERFINISHED
Tom Wright NERFINISHED
Tony Lo Bianco NERFINISHED
Tony Sirico NERFINISHED
Vincent Spano NERFINISHED
mainTheme economic inequality
race relations
social tensions
urban political corruption
medium feature film
musicBy Mason Daring NERFINISHED
narrativeStyle ensemble cast
multi-strand narrative
notableFor depiction of urban politics
large ensemble cast
originalLanguage English
partOf John Sayles filmography NERFINISHED
producer Maggie Renzi NERFINISHED
releaseDecade 1990s
releaseYear 1991
runtime approximately 129 minutes
screenwriter John Sayles NERFINISHED
setting fictional American city
writer John Sayles NERFINISHED

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David Strathairn notableWork City of Hope
Frankie Faison notableWork City of Hope